/**
 * @class   wosh::plugins::PluginLoader
 * @brief   
 * 
 *
 * @version $Id: PluginLoader.h 2488 2010-05-21 01:48:27Z alex $
 * @author  Alessandro Polo
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#ifndef __WOSH_Plugins_PluginLoader_H__
 #define __WOSH_Plugins_PluginLoader_H__

 #include <core/ObjectAllocator.h>
 #include <core/LogContext.h>
 #include <core/FileSystem.h>

 #include <framework/plugins/PluginModule.h>


namespace wosh {
 namespace plugins {


class PluginLoader : public ObjectAllocator
 {
	WOSH_SERIALIZABLE(wosh::plugins::PluginLoader)

	public:
		PluginLoader();

		virtual ~PluginLoader();
	private:
		PluginLoader( const PluginLoader& ) : ObjectAllocator() { }

	public:

		WRESULT setLibraryFolder( const std::string& library_folder );

		WRESULT setPluginFileExtension( const std::string& plugin_file_extension );


		WRESULT preload( bool deep );

		const ListT<PluginModule*>& getModules() const { return this->modules; }
		ListT<PluginModule*>& getModules()				{ return this->modules; }

	public:

		virtual IReflection* createObject( const std::string& obj_type );

		virtual WRESULT destroyObject( const std::string& obj_uuid );


		virtual bool supportObject( const std::string& obj_type );

		virtual int getSupportedObjects( std::vector<std::string>& obj_list );


	protected:
		ListT<PluginModule*> modules;

		FilePath libFolder;
		std::string pluginExtension;

		wosh::LogContext Log;


}; // class def

 }; // namespace plugins
}; // namespace wosh

#endif //__WOSH_Plugins_PluginLoader_H__
